[RyanCahoon]

Originally Posted by ProjectZero

Hi guys,

This summer I'm working on an independent project to build a hexapod robot.

Originally Posted by ProjectZero

I tested today and even when stalled, the motors don't seem to pull more than 0.5 amps, and the typical no/minimal load current is 40 mA.

Just out of curiosity, what design are you using? Most table-top hexapods I've seen use RC servo motors, which shouldn't need external speed controllers, and you get position control for free (unless part of the project is writing the control loops yourself). Larger ones (e.g. able to carry humans around), I imagine, use discrete speed controllers, but those motors are going to pull more 0.5A...

--Ryan